GRE Word List
ELLIPTICAL
of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
The meaning of the word elliptical is of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| cue | the letter q |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |